Music History for December 9
Today's:
1791 - Composer Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner was born.
1837 - Composer Charles-Emile Waldteufel was born.
1882 - Composer Joaquin Turina was born.
1963 - The Supremes album Meet the Supremes was released. It was their first album.
1964 - The John Coltrane Quartet recorded "A Love Supreme."
1967 - Jim Morrison was arrested onstage in New Haven, CT, and charged with breach of peace and resisting arrest.
1968 - The Supremes' and the Temptations' TCB (Takin' Care of Business) special aired on NBC-TV.
1971 - Richie Havens received a role in the orchestral stage version of Tommy.
1972 - Tommy was performed at London's Rainbow Theatre. The recording of the event was released the next year.
1974 - George Harrison released his first album on his Dark Horse label, entitled Dark Horse.
Today in Beatles History
1978 - "Soul Man," John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's version, was released under the name, "The Blues Brothers."
1984 - The Jacksons played their last show together in Los Angeles, CA.
Today in Michael Jackson History
1992 - Bill Wyman left the Rolling Stones after over 30 years with the group.
1993 - The musical revival of My Fair Lady opened.
1995 - The song "Free as a Bird" debuted on a six-hour ABC documentary on the Beatles'. It was their first new song in 25 years.
Today in Beatles History
2002 - Britney Spears filed for a restraining order against a 41-year-old Japanese man that she claimed had been stalking her since September.
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